So Kem and Amber have conquered Love Island and are leaving with £50,000 and a guaranteed slew of public appearances at Essex nightclubs.

It’s been a genuinely strong series of the ITV2 reality show with lots of humour, emotion and tears. But the most important thing is that we’ve got to know some decent people on the show. Even Chris and Olivia, who have spent most of the time shouting at each other, have had their poignant moments. And they’re going to call their baby Cash Hughes, remember.

Chris and Olivia (Image: ITV)

So here are seven things we learned from the final.

1. Yes, they were probably chosen because they all look great in swimwear, but the islanders have got personalities too. And as for being vacuous wannabes, Camilla is a humanitarian worker who defuses landmines, for goodness sake!

And viewers who enjoy it aren’t stupid. One of them is Birmingham MP Jess Phillips, who is as addicted as the other two million fans and declared herself #chrisandlivforever and was devastated when they didn’t win.

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2. The Love Island lingo dictionary has been expanded considerably. We knew about muggy and melty, grafting and cracking on, but now we also get “the ick” and “100 per cent my type on paper”, which is now on a Primark T-shirt.

3. Caroline Flack wore a revealing pink dress which meant she couldn’t wear a bra, which became immediately apparent as soon as she appeared. Viewers noticed how it must have been a tad nippy in the villa.

Caroline Flack's distracting dress (Image: ITV)

4. None of them should apply to Strictly Come Dancing, judging from their attempts at a tango. Which was over mercifully quickly. But Olivia is great at diving, even while wearing a prom dress.

5. Chris has really neat handwriting. And Kem is five foot 10 really. It’s just one mass visual hallucination which makes him look five foot six.

Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow on Love Island

6. Jamie MUST be bad at something but we still haven’t quite found out what. He’s an underwear model with an amazing six pack, a great kisser and swimmer, sings and plays the guitar and he reads books. Maybe he puts the cream on first on a scone or puts the milk in first in tea.

7. Most of the couples do seem to have genuine feelings for each other, especially lovebirds Kem and Amber. Whether they last on the outside remains to be seen, but at least one couple has to, if only to prove Piers Morgan wrong.

The real romance - Kem and Chris? (Image: ITV)

The nasty Good Morning Britain host has bet Love Island narrator Iain Stirling £100 that “none of the wretched specimens” (no need for that, Piers) will still be together in a year.

At the very least, Kem and Chris will be after the bromance of the year.